@misc{10634,
title = {The Inter-Generational Transmission of Cognitive Abilities in Guatemala},
author = {Calderón, María Cecilia and Hoddinott, John},
year = {2011},
doi = {10.18235/0011205},
abstract = {This paper examines early childhood development (ECD) outcomes and their association with family characteristics, investments, and environmental factors, with particular emphasis on the inter- generational transmission of cognitive abilities. The paper examines the causal relationship between parental cognitive abilities and ECD outcomes of their offspring using a rich data set from rural Guatemala that can account for such unobservable factors. A 10 percent increase in maternal Raven's scores increase children's Raven's scores by 7.8 percent. A 10 percent increase in maternal reading and vocabulary skills increases children's score on a standard vocabulary test by 5 percent. Effects are larger for older children, and the impact of maternal cognitive skills is larger than for paternal skills.},
url = {https://doi.org/10.18235/0011205}
}